$Alphabet(GOOGL)$ Google lost roughly $500B in market cap on a messy 3Q26 print, driven by Search growth worries, big CapEx commitments, and a $1.6B Google Services income shortfall. Search revenue still grew y/y. It fell short of analyst consensus, but it did grow. Engagement even accelerated, with query growth hitting its highest level in 5 years as AI features drove usage. Monetization may be lagging traffic growth, but this surge directly undercuts the structural argument that AI will disrupt core Search. Negative FCF feels like it's already priced into hyperscalers at this point. Aggressive infrastructure buildouts are non-discretionary. The whole objective is customer lock-in and ecosystem scale ahead of competitors. Google has committ
$Alphabet(GOOG)$ GOOG reports earnings after the close. I'm bullish heading into the report: the company has beaten EPS estimates in 8 of its last 8 reports. Analysts expect EPS of $3.03. What are you watching for?